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Platyrhizodon barbei

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes

Taxonomy
Platyrhizodon barbei was named by Guinot et al. (2013). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier SRU-66, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Séru (SRU), which is in a Santonian carbonate chalk in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Platyrhizodon barbei Guinot et al. p. 664 figs. 25I-O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
genusPlatyrhizodon
speciesbarbei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Platyrhizodon barbei Guinot et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France (Aisne) Platyrhizodon barbei (type locality: 213563)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Carcharhiniformes indet. (213377)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Ardennes) Platyrhizodon barbei (157587)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Somme) Platyrhizodon barbei (213565)